Video: This Cat Is the Most Relaxed Traveler Ever

A valuable lesson for any pilot: Make sure there aren't any cats hiding on the wings of your plane before liftoff.

Are you a nervous flier? If so, you're not alone; if you Google "fear of flying cure," more than 8 million results come up, and we here at Condé Nast Traveler have written about the topic more than a fewtimes.

But those who experience flight anxiety now have a new mascot to look up to for inspiration: a black-and-white cat who somehow ended up on the wing of a lightweight aircraft—and, for the most part, remained way more relaxed than most cats (or, let's be real, humans) would in that same scenario. The video below, posted by pilot Romain Jantot (who's been a part of ULM Club 16-34 in French Guyana since 2001), shows the plane taking off and everything going smoothly, until Jantot and his passenger notice the cat who has crept up next to them on one of the plane's wings. Surprisingly, the cat remains mostly relaxed for the duration of the flight (a little under three minutes), giving those of us who need to take a Xanax before a long plane ride a bit of hope.

In an interview with FranceTV.Info, Jantot explained that the cat, whose name is Minou, was already considered something of a mascot by the flight club, and that this may not have been her first time on a flight. (After they dropped the cat off, Jantot and his passenger continued on with their flight.) But the kitty's antics have drawn more attention to the club; according to Jantot, thanks to the press this has gotten, "Minou will be entitled to a double ration of kibble!" It might not hurt for Minou to get fitted for her own flight helmet while they're at it.